British politics
Conservative Party's Fight for Survival: Badenoch's Blueprint Amid Rising Reform UK Challenge
Oct 09, 2025 02:12 am CST
Britain's Conservative Party faces an existential crisis as leader Kemi Badenoch calls for a return to core principles while polls show the party heading toward historic losses. Once an electoral powerhouse that governed Britain for decades, the Tories now struggle against Labour and the rising Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage, with recent polls suggesting they could be reduced to just 45 MPs in the next election.
UK Conservative Party Faces Existential Crisis Under Kemi Badenoch's Leadership
Oct 06, 2025 03:53 pm CST
The UK Conservative Party faces an unprecedented crisis as new leader Kemi Badenoch struggles to reverse plummeting poll ratings that place them fourth behind Labour, Liberal Democrats, and Reform UK. Following their devastating electoral defeat and loss of two-thirds of parliamentary seats, the once-dominant party confronts potential irrelevance, factional infighting, and defections to Nigel Farage's Reform UK as they attempt to rebuild before the 2029 general election.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Responds to Trump's Sharia Law Allegations with Humor and Defiance
Sep 25, 2025 11:06 am CST
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has responded to former US President Donald Trump's UN speech allegations about Sharia law in London with humor, stating Trump seems obsessed with him. British officials defended Khan and London, emphasizing that only British law applies in the capital, while condemning Trump's comments as bigoted and misrepresentative of the multicultural city.
UK Police Charge 28-Year-Old With Blackmail After Westminster 'Honeytrap' Messages
Sep 18, 2025 01:47 am CST
British police said a 28year old man was charged with blackmail and other offences on Wednesday, after an investigation prompted by the targeting of a number of lawmakers and others